Word: kander
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...Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club’s production of “Cabaret,” which goes up this week in the Loeb Ex. Both share a strong vision for the musical, which they decided to direct themselves after seeing another group’s take on Kander and Ebb’s script. Quinn: [Juan and I] actually got to see a production when we were home over Thanksgiving. I thought it was so interesting, and that there were so many things that can be done with it. Unfortunately, the production we saw was a blatant...
...Kiss of the Spider Woman. Better than the movie, bolder than the book, this brassy musical centers on a homosexual flirtation in an Argentine prison. Scenes of torture crosscut to film fantasies with hunks and feathers. Comebacks for star Chita Rivera, director Harold Prince, composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb, plus a stellar debut for Brent Carver in a show asserting there can be no freedom without sexual freedom...
...that jazz. Harvard’s leading vocalists join in this musical revue featuring the works of Kander and Ebb. This celebrated songwriting team is most known for their music in Chicago, Cabaret, and Kiss of the Spiderwoman. Adams House Drama Society. Tickets $5; $4 Adams residents/seniors. Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222. 8 p.m. Through Oct. 30. Adams House Pool Theatre, 13 Bow Street...
...Broadway lyricist Fred Ebb, who died this past month [MILESTONES, Sept. 27], collaborated with composer John Kander on a remarkable string of theatrical successes. They first teamed up on Broadway with the 1965 musical Flora, the Red Menace, starring Liza Minnelli, Judy Garland's daughter. In a cover story on Liza, TIME described Ebb's musical connection with...
DIED. FRED EBB, 76, lyricist who, in partnership with composer John Kander, created the brassy, cynical-but-sweet scores of such Broadway musicals as Cabaret and Chicago; of a heart attack; in New York City. He grew up on the Lower East Side and first went to Hollywood to try to sell his short stories before turning to songwriting. After penning a few pop hits (including the novelty number Santa Baby), he teamed up with Kander for a renowned Broadway run that started with 1965's Flora the Red Menace. They were long associated with that show's star, Liza...